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Insights, tips, and resources for tomorrow's software developers and IT professionals -- and those who teach and coach them -- from kids coding coach and advocate Michael O'Connell. Michael currently leads coding clubs, camps and activities for grade school students. Prior to turning his focus to helping kids learn coding and computer science concepts, Michael served as developerWorks Founding Editor in Chief (and at that time this blog covered the evolution of developerWorks and related topics of interest to the dW community).

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The opportunity to celebrate a 100-year anniversary doesn't come often. IBM strives to celebrate its 100 years in business (official birthday is today, June 16) properly -- not with lavish parties, but with a focus on IBM giving back to and serving the communities across the globe. Read more about the IBM celebration of service and how IBMers are joining clients, partners and friends to improve communities worldwide.
As I consider this celebration from the perspective of my role as Editor in Chief of developerWorks, I can't help but think about what's technically cool and impressive from IBM that also serves not only the business or the Smarter Planet campaign but also improves communities worldwide, and one thing jumps to my mind: The World Community Grid , whose mission is "to create the world's largest public computing grid to tackle projects that benefit humanity"; it "depends upon individuals collectively contributing their unused computer time to change the world for the better." IBM supports this effort with hardware, software, and technical services. It's a terrific example of how technology supports such key goals as clean water, clean energy, and cures for diseases such as cancer and AIDS. And they're looking for new research projects that can use grid technology to benefit humanity -- so if you have an idea, submit a proposal .
The World Community Grid is but one example of IBM's impressive technology and its efforts to benefit... [More]